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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 6:38:15 GMT
I've been in the letter C—Caroline or Change and Company—in anticipation of seeing both these shows before year's end in NYC.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 24, 2021 10:45:43 GMT
Bonnie & Clyde in preparation for the concert in January. Some good songs there and the first time I have listened to the full recording.
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Post by danb on Feb 25, 2022 6:05:56 GMT
Sparked by a discussion that I can no longer find, I have been listening to ALW’s ‘Requiem’. What a magnificent piece it is. If I had his body of work it would be this I’d revive every couple of years in one off concerts etc. spine tingling.
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Post by shownut on Feb 25, 2022 11:08:51 GMT
I can't stop listening to A STRANGE LOOP. It has totally taken me by surprise and is an absolute winner. It has already won the Pulitzer (very rare for a musical that has yet to open on Broadway) and is the first musical awarded that prize written by a black author/composer. It opens on Broadway in April and I would imagine it will likely be the front-runner for the Tony. But this recommendation comes with a huge warning: This is not a show for the faint of heart. From a language/content perspective it makes "Book of Mormon" and "Jerry Springer The Opera" look like "Salad Days". Approach with caution but prepare to be addicted to some brilliant tunes with often hilarious lyrics. Website for the upcoming Broadway production is here: strangeloopmusical.com/
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 25, 2022 11:19:31 GMT
Yay I love strange loop. Hopefully it will come over here soon. But I said that about the brilliant sounding Great Comet...
I also can't stop listening to the new Anyone can whistle recording with Dame Julia on
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 28, 2022 18:35:35 GMT
Today I've discovered Flying over sunset and my god it sounds amazing with lots of beautiful lush string and bits of woodwind and horn. Stunningly beautiful.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 18, 2022 7:19:30 GMT
The new Assassins sounds good. I can't wait to get to know it more over the next few days.
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Post by danb on Mar 18, 2022 7:54:58 GMT
I’ve just spent twenty minutes looking for my ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ CD, fancying an hour of overwrought balladry whilst I drive my lad back to uni. I shall enjoy it thoroughly.
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Post by viserys on Mar 18, 2022 8:03:56 GMT
I didn't know Frank Wildhorn had written a Notre Dame de Paris musical...
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Post by SuttonPeron on Mar 18, 2022 8:38:56 GMT
The Original Spanish Cast Recording of A Chorus Line has been released today. The score sounds better than ever. Would totally reccomend. found.ee/AChorusLineES
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Post by AddisonMizner on Mar 18, 2022 8:55:47 GMT
The new Assassins sounds good. I can't wait to get to know it more over the next few days. I know this is on Spotify, but can't seem to find it on Apple Music. Anyone know if it is currently/or is going to be on there? ASSASSINS is one of my favourite Sondheim's.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 18, 2022 8:59:29 GMT
The new Assassins sounds good. I can't wait to get to know it more over the next few days. I know this is on Spotify, but can't seem to find it on Apple Music. Anyone know if it is currently/or is going to be on there? ASSASSINS is one of my favourite Sondheim's. I also just looked on Apple and couldn't find it
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 18, 2022 9:32:52 GMT
I know this is on Spotify, but can't seem to find it on Apple Music. Anyone know if it is currently/or is going to be on there? ASSASSINS is one of my favourite Sondheim's. I also just looked on Apple and couldn't find it I know the cd comes out 18 march. Broadway records have produced it you could contact them about Apple If its any consolation I'm still waiting / hoping for Grindr the opera to come to Spotify
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Mar 18, 2022 9:57:38 GMT
The new Assassins sounds good. I can't wait to get to know it more over the next few days. I know this is on Spotify, but can't seem to find it on Apple Music. Anyone know if it is currently/or is going to be on there? ASSASSINS is one of my favourite Sondheim's. Apple Music seems to always be late with cast recordings, I remember the same with the new Caroline, or Change recording and I think Flying Over Sunset as well. Check back later today or tomorrow and it'll probably have updated.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Mar 18, 2022 10:17:03 GMT
And while I'm here, as for recordings I'm listening to, I don't think the new Assassins will be my go to because nothing will beat that original for me - I don't like Something Just Broke so that's a mark against any new recording, and I love the full November 22, 1963 sequence - so haunting - and having checked this new one it's only got the last couple minutes of it. And from what I've listened to, these voices just have so much less character to them, but I admit this is from a very cursory listen.
I have been listening to In The Green though, very interesting show. I'd watched some clips from it a while ago but didn't realise there was a cast recording until a few days ago. If you liked Islander for its use of a looping machine then check this out because it uses one to good effect. Lots of intricate harmonies and strange vocalisations. It's by Grace McLean, who people might know from Great Comet, and it's definitely got a similar avant garde kinda vibe. Favourite tracks if you want to get a feel for it first are I Am Hungry, Eve, and The Ripening.
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Post by FairyGodmother on Mar 18, 2022 14:52:15 GMT
I’ve just spent twenty minutes looking for my ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ CD, fancying an hour of overwrought balladry whilst I drive my lad back to uni. I shall enjoy it thoroughly. Will he?
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Post by theatremiss on Mar 18, 2022 15:17:20 GMT
The Original Spanish Cast Recording of A Chorus Line has been released today. The score sounds better than ever. Would totally reccomend. found.ee/AChorusLineESMy friend saw this and said it was so worth a visit. Sadly I don’t live in Spain
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Post by theatremiss on Mar 18, 2022 15:21:18 GMT
I am currently listening to Memphis, a show I really miss on the West End
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Post by danb on Mar 18, 2022 16:53:40 GMT
I’ve just spent twenty minutes looking for my ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ CD, fancying an hour of overwrought balladry whilst I drive my lad back to uni. I shall enjoy it thoroughly. Will he? He is always ‘interested’ to hear new things, but decides very quickly if he likes it or not. I skipped most of it anyway. It only got us to Michaelwood services. 😬
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Post by SuttonPeron on Mar 18, 2022 18:27:40 GMT
The Original Spanish Cast Recording of A Chorus Line has been released today. The score sounds better than ever. Would totally reccomend. found.ee/AChorusLineESMy friend saw this and said it was so worth a visit. Sadly I don’t live in Spain It is. I´ve seen it twice, and it´s an impeccable production. At least there´s a CD, which doesn´t always happen in Spanish productions.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 19, 2022 15:08:35 GMT
There's a lovely bonus track of Banderas singing What I Did For Love with Nine co-star Laura Benanti
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Post by alece10 on Mar 20, 2022 10:33:19 GMT
I know this is on Spotify, but can't seem to find it on Apple Music. Anyone know if it is currently/or is going to be on there? ASSASSINS is one of my favourite Sondheim's. Apple Music seems to always be late with cast recordings, I remember the same with the new Caroline, or Change recording and I think Flying Over Sunset as well. Check back later today or tomorrow and it'll probably have updated. Assassins now on Apple Music. Listening to it now.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 20, 2022 19:52:12 GMT
I quite liked the new Assassins. I doubt it will become my to-go recording of the show, but there is a lot to enjoy. The orchestra sounds a bit thin but compensates for it by giving the score a raunchier sound. The cast is very solid too, I particularly like Steven Pasquale as Booth and the ensemble numbers. Will Swenson is a bit of a weird choice for Guiteau, which I've always considered more of a character role rather than a part for more traditional leading men (or dilfs) like Swenson. I didn't fully buy his characterisation, pity because it's probably my favourite song – and also pity they didn't include the final musical bit in which he dances after having been hanged. It's also too bad the glorious Judy Kuhn has so little to sing, but that's the role. Overall, it's a fine addition to the Sondheim discography and I'm glad it was preserved. Such a shame they didn't record the wonderful Menier cast!
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Post by FairyGodmother on Mar 26, 2022 14:59:51 GMT
The 1999 Broadway recording of Annie Get Your Gun.
I've enjoyed it, I sometimes think Bernadette Peters sounds a bit sugary, but she didn't in this. I liked the choice of songs too.
I don't like what they did with My Defences Are Down at all though. I don't think it needed jazzing up, and I missed the close harmony sections.
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Post by deej4life on Mar 26, 2022 19:34:46 GMT
Have recently started listening to cast recordings again on Spotify and I'm currently switching between Mean Girls and Anastasia.
I'd love to see both of these shows on the West End some day!
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Post by FairyGodmother on Apr 16, 2022 20:27:32 GMT
Seasonally appropriate today — Easter Parade.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 25, 2022 8:56:12 GMT
Jay records huge collection is now on Spotify. My favourites are Candide, Threepenny Opera and Anyone can whistle
Lots of classics - Yay. Lots of shows with complete dialogue - I really don't get this but fab to have them anyway.
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Post by FairyGodmother on Jan 14, 2023 21:31:10 GMT
Show Boat, the 1993 studio track recording of the 1946 revival version apparently.
Lovely orchestrations.
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Post by danb on Jan 14, 2023 22:00:08 GMT
Always a mixture of songs, but favouring weird bits of Chess and Mean Girls atm.
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Post by SuttonPeron on Jan 14, 2023 23:09:21 GMT
I´ve been listening to the Company Spanish cast album (with Antonio Banderas) a lot lately. They use the original orchestrations, but slightly refreshed, and it sounds divine.
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